Student of the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Art and the Russian Academy of Arts (courses in Directing, Scenography, Strategies of Modern Art)

Graduated at the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Art, master in Directing. Studied under famous graphic art, painting, scenography and conceptual art masters, such as:

Yury.A.Sobolev – founder of the Moscow Conceptualism movement in 1960s. 1960s-2000s he is one of the gurus of Russian conceptual art. Served in his later years as professor of INTERSTSUDIO department in the Saint Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy.